fraction
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I have seen genuinely funny and ingenious A.I.-produced shorts on my feeds, many of them likely helmed with a fraction of the compute and app deployment needed at Fairground.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
For now, the most recent data show that levels of coronavirus in sewage are a fraction of last summer’s peak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The country is only using a fraction of the solar capacity it has deployed because it lacks enough battery storage to manage the fluctuations inherent in solar power, the Cuban energy minister said in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The federal government directly spends about A$700m on nature protection, a fraction of the A$33bn – or 1% of GDP – conservationists say it should be.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
He realized that the artisan who carved it probably received only a fraction of the sale price for his labor.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Copernicus Programme, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich measures sea surface height across the world's oceans every 10 days with precision down to fractions of an inch.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
Another five publications followed, including a 2025 textbook on continued fractions published by Springer.
From Slate ● May 2, 2026
Markets are about to enter March, and yet only twice — by small fractions — has the S&P 500 closed outside its tight 6,800-to-7,000 range in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
More than once, she missed the top of the podium by fractions of a second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The Preacher might’ve thought he was the most educatedest man ’round Buxton, but it seemed like he was powerful bad at doing fractions.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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Pi Day Vocabulary
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Give Me a Break!: Fract and Frag
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Arithmetic
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